Where does “windflaw” come from?
windflaw (English) comes from English wind, from English farm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos — to support; to hold.
windflaw (English): A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw
Definitions
- A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw
Ancestry of “windflaw”, step by step
windflaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wind | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air... |
| 2 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via English flaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flaw | A flake, fragment, or shiver; A thin cake, as of... |
| 2 | Middle English | flawe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | flaga | a flag or slab of stone, flake; stone slab |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flagō | a layer of soil |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plāk- | broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pele- | broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat |